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Album review : ANDY SHARROCKS – Country Rock ‘n’ Roll ‘n’ Durty Blues
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Album review: HER NAME IS CALLA – Navigator
Function [Release date 05.05.14] ‘Navigator’ by Her Name Is Calla, is a cerebral and emotional work of substance. You may need patience and understanding to get inside Tom Morris’ songs and his vocal enunciations with electronic edges, but you will … Continue reading
Album review: BRAINSTORM – Firesoul
AFM Records www.afmrecords.com [Released 07.04.14] Well these guys have most definitely passed me by…Brainstorm are a German metal band from the Swabia region of Bavaria (deep south in other words) and Firesoul is actual their 10th studio release! Formed way … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Brainstorm, Firesoul, metal, power metal, review
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Album review: DEBORAH BONHAM – Spirit
Deborah Bonham, track by track, May 2014 (Part 1 10:43, Part 2 11:43) Spectra [Release date 28.04.14] Being part of the Bonham dynasty is both a blessing and a curse for Deborah Bonham. Stripped of her family tree, she would … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana, Bad Company, BJ Cole, Deborah Bonham, Fleetwood Mac, Glenn Skinner, John Prine, Led Zeppelin, Mavericks, Mike Poole, Patty Griffin, Paul Rogers, Pete Bullick, review, Robert Plant, Spaklehorse, Spirit, Tom Petty
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Album Review: LUDER – Adelphophagia
Small Stone Records Luder. Little known, I suspect, outside knots of die hard progressive metal afficionados. This album should broaden the band’s appeal. It offers nine creative, convincing, eclectic compositions that draw, by turns, on waves of psychedelia and stoner, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adelphophagia, album review, CD, Luder, metal, prog metal, Small Stone Records
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Single reviews: THE BERMONDSEY JOYRIDERS
THE BERMONDSEY JOYRIDERS – Brian Jones (The Real True Leader of the Rolling Stones)/Johnny Thunders Was A Human Being Fuel Records Punk-pop mash up meisters, The Bermondsey Joyriders are back with a double A-sided single. This release is a homage … Continue reading
Album Review: ALBERT LEE & HOGAN’S HEROES – Frettening Behaviour
Heroic Records Veteran country-rock stalwart Albert Lee has hooked up with his UK-based band Hogan’s Heroes to release a collection of classy covers and decent new material. Whilst there’s an easy listening feel to much of the arrangement and production, … Continue reading
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Tagged ALBERT LEE, album review, CD, country rock, Frettening Behaviour, guitarist, HOGAN’S HEROES
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Album review: Album review: THORBJØRN RISAGER & THE BLACK TORNADO – Too Many Roads
Ruf [Release date 21.03.14] This is arguably the most original and impressive blues related album since Moreland & Arbuckle ‘7 Cities’ last summer. Denmark’s Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado have cut a blues related album in the sense of it … Continue reading
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Tagged David Clayton-Thomas, Emil Balsgaard, J.J. Cale, John Campbell, Lea Thorlann, Martin Seidelin, Moreland & Arbuckle, Nat King Cole, Pia Trojgaard, Ray Charles, review, Rolling Stones, Ruf, Thorbjorn Risager &The Black Tornado, Tom Waits, Too Many Roads
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CD review: MARCUS MALONE – Stand Or Fall
Redline Music [Release date 21.04.14] ‘Stand Or Fall’ might easily have used the opening cut ‘Living The Blues’ as its title. For while his last album ‘Let The Sunshine In’ was a noticeably more song driven effort, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad Company, Berry Gordy Jr., Bill Burke, Bo Diddley, Chantelle Duncan-Heath, Chris Nugent, Dani Wilde, Enoo William-Uffort, Julian Burdock, Marcus Malone, Moz Gamble, Paul Rogers, review, Roger Cotton, Sean Nolan, Stand Or Fall, Stuart Dixon, Traffic, Will Wilde, Winston Blissett
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Gig review: FOREIGNER, Europe, FM – Manchester Apollo, 3 April 2014
Spoiler alert. Mick Jones doesn’t appear on stage until four songs in. Whether this is to allow for preparation of his Horlicks, who knows, but for a moment it was a little disconcerting. An evening of melodic rock/AOR without one … Continue reading
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DVD review: BRIAN MAY & KERRY ELLIS – The Candlelight Concerts: Live At Montreux 2013
Eagle Vision [Released 31.03.14] Queen’s Brian May and West End singer Kerry Ellis have been doing a series of well received concerts by candlelight (their 2012 UK tour makes up the CD part of this DVD/CD set) and they played … Continue reading
Album Reviews: NINE BELOW ZERO – Don’t Point Your Finger/Third Degree
The two most successful albums on Nine Below Zero’s early roster have been reissued and come in expanded packages with loads of live material, alternative versions and informative liner notes. ‘Don’t Point Your Finger’ is classic British r’n’b to its … Continue reading
Gig review: ALEX HART – The Heights, St George’s Hotel, London, 2 April 2014
Alex Hart is the kind of artist who might just make you re-appraise the view that A&R reps are an extinct breed in this post youtube age. She’s a breathe of fresh air who radiates presence with thoughtful songs, effortless … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Hart, David Lynch, Electronic Youth, gig, John Otway, KT Tunstall, Orange Van, review, singer songwriter, Universal
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News: CHERRY RED label showcase in April – win featured albums!
The latest showcase for the Cherry Red group of record labels offers listeners a chance to win six of the featured albums! Listen in and then follow the link (below) to our competition page. Competition closes 23:59 BST (GMT+1) 19 … Continue reading
Gig review: DAUGHTRY – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, 26 March 2014
Huge in the States, Chris Daughtry and his eponymous band finally seem to be on the verge of a big UK breakthrough. This Shepherds Bush Empire show was apparently his biggest UK solo show to date, but sold out within … Continue reading
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Tagged 26 March 2014, American Idol, Charming Liars, Chris Daughtry, DAUGHTRY, gig, London, review, rock, Shepherd's Bush Empire
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News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio – April 2014 Highlights
April 2014 Highlights More information at the dedicated website All times, BST (GMT+1) Tuesdays 19:00 Pete Feenstra Rock & Blues In the first hour of our Tuesday blues rock marathon, Pete signposts upcoming and established artists who need your attention … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Wilson, April 2014, blues, features, Fish, Focus, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, highlights, interviews, prog, progressive, rock, Yes
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CD review: BROKEN TEETH – Devil On The Road
www.brokenteeth.com [Out now] Broken Teeth’s fifth album “Devil On The Road” is a 13 song raw, dirty, high octane burst of AC/DC like rock n roll- and it’s more than welcome in my stereo. Essentially based around the vocals of Dangerous … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, album review, Broken Teeth, Dangerous Toys, Devil On The Road, Jason McMaster
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DVD review: WILLY DEVILLE – Live in The Lowlands
Eagle Vision [Out now] Filmed live at The Paradiso, Amsterdam in 2005, this show finds Willy DeVille on tour in support of his recent “Crow Jane Alley” album. The set list is a diverse collection of songs that reaches across … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryan Ferry, Crow Jane Alley, DVD, DVD review, Eagle Vision, Live in The Lowlands, Pistola, Willy DeVille
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Gig review: HOUSE OF LORDS, Coldspell, Lawless – Camden Underworld, London, 25 March 2014
London saw its second triple bill of melodic rock in a week, but a line-up with a difference, as bands on the Hard Rock Hell AOR bill sought gig opportunities while they were over in the UK. Originally this was … Continue reading
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Tagged 25 March 2014, AOR, Camden Underworld, Coldspell, hard rock, House of Lords, James Christian.gig, LAWLESS, London, melodic, review
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DVD reviews: GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS, BRYAN FERRY, HUGH LAURIE
GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS – Live at Montreux 2013 Eagle Vision [Release date 18.11.13] Having released some 16 studio albums since the late ‘70’s, George Thorogood & The Destroyers (or to give them their proper title, George Thorogood and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bluray, Bryan Ferry, DVD, GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS, Hugh Laurie, Live at Montreux 2013, Live In Lyon, Live On The Queen Mary, review, Roxy Music
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Album review: SEBASTIAN BACH – Give ‘Em Hell
Frontiers www.frontiers.it [Release date 21.04.14] Sebastian Bach’s fourth solo studio album once again finds Bob Marlette in the producers seat and it includes everything you would expect- the instantly recognisable vocals, the screams and the heavy grooves partnered with those … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bob Marlette, Give Em Hell, hard rock, John 5, review, Seb Bach, Sebastian Bach, Skid Row, Steve Stevens
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Gig review: THE STRANGLERS – Hammersmith Apollo, London, 8 March 2014
Something very strange must have happened. Having managed to sadly miss most of Nine Below Zero’s set for reasons best undisclosed, I’m secreted daahn the front at good old ‘Ammasmiff, waiting for the Stranglers to celebrate their 40th anniversary, and … Continue reading
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Tagged 8 March 2014, gig, Hammersmith Apollo, Jet Black, JJ Burnel, London, punk, review, rock, The Stranglers
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Album review: MATT STEVENS – Lucid
Esoteric/Cherry Red [Release date 31.03.14] Matt Stevens (Fierce & the Dead) releases his latest solo album which has been three years in the making and features a whole host of guest musicians. These include drummer Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson); bass … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Fierce & the Dead, instrumental, Lucid, Matt Stevens, prog, progressive, review, rock
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Album review: FM – Futurama
www.fmofficial.com [Released 31.03.14] FM really are in a fine run of form of late, two great albums last year ‘Rockville I & II’, plus successful live dates and now we have this EP. Well you say EP, but this is … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, EP, FM, Futurama, melodic rock, review, Steve Overland
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Album review: CHRIS BEVINGTON – And Friends
Chris Bevington Music [Release date 10.02.14] At the time of writing, ‘Chris Bevington And Friends’ has already graced the Top 40 download blues chart. And that’s no surprise as the Stoke on Trent blues-rock veteran is … Continue reading
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Tagged 10CC, Albert Cummings, Angela Lazenby, Bernie Marsden, blues rock, Buddy Guy, Chris Bevington, Chris Bevington And Friends, Climax Blues Band, Daniel Rowley, FM, George Glover, Jim Kirpatrick, Jude Cole, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Paul Burgess, review, Rob Wilkinson, Robbie Williams, Sarah Miller, Scott Ralph, Walter Trout
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Album review: LINDA & THE PUNCH – Obsession
Escape Music www.escape-music.com [Release date 28.03.14] Linda & The Punch are built around 21 year old vocalist Linda and what gives her a headstart on many rivals is that famed producer/musician Michael Voss (Silver/Michael Schenker) is involved. Voss also lends … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Linda & the Punch, Michael Voss, Obsession, pop rock, review
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